---
title: "looker-create-project-file"
type: docs
weight: 1
description: >
A "looker-create-project-file" tool creates a new LookML file in a project.
aliases:
- /resources/tools/looker-create-project-file
---
## About
A `looker-create-project-file` tool creates a new LookML file in a project
It's compatible with the following sources:
- [looker](../../sources/looker.md)
`looker-create-project-file` accepts a project_id parameter and a file_path parameter
as well as the file content.
## Example
```yaml
tools:
create_project_file:
kind: looker-create-project-file
source: looker-source
description: |
This tool creates a new LookML file within a specified project, populating
it with the provided content.
Prerequisite: The Looker session must be in Development Mode. Use `dev_mode: true` first.
Parameters:
- project_id (required): The unique ID of the LookML project.
- file_path (required): The desired path and filename for the new file within the project.
- content (required): The full LookML content to write into the new file.
Output:
A confirmation message upon successful file creation.
```
## Reference
| **field** | **type** | **required** | **description** |
|-------------|:--------:|:------------:|----------------------------------------------------|
| kind | string | true | Must be "looker-create-project-file". |
| source | string | true | Name of the source Looker instance. |
| description | string | true | Description of the tool that is passed to the LLM. |